Battery module interface
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsJin Woong Ha, Jeeho Kim, Yongshik Shin
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a battery module interface including a printed circuit board provided at the front and rear thereof with power connectors and communication connectors for connection with a battery module and an external circuit and a sheathing plate coupled to the printed circuit board such that the rear connectors are exposed to the outside, a battery module having the battery module interface mounted thereto, and a middle- or large-sized battery pack including a plurality of battery modules.
Claims16
A battery module interface capable of being mounted to one side of a battery module including a plurality of plate-shaped secondary battery cells (‘battery cells’), which can be charged and discharged, for performing the electrical connection between the battery module and an external circuit, wherein the battery module interface comprises:
- a printed circuit board having power connectors and a communication connector (‘rear connectors’) formed at the rear thereof for connection with the battery module and power connectors and a communication connector (‘front connectors’) formed at the front thereof for connection with the external circuit, and
- a sheathing plate having an opening, through which the rear connectors of the printed circuit board are exposed to the outside, the sheathing plate being coupled to the printed circuit board such that the sheathing plate surrounds the printed circuit board from the rear of the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.